# CHAMPION CHAMPION — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
> NHTSA complaint `258083` · 2000-11-22 · CHAMPION MOTOR COACH, INC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHAMPION
- **Model:** CHAMPION
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** CHAMPION MOTOR COACH, INC
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
## Narrative
FUEL FILTER IN A 1978 FORD F 150, CHAMPION F10028, SEPARATED AT CRIMP 48 HOURS AFTER INSTALLATION, CAUSING  A FIRE. DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE, PULLED OVER, AND OPENED HOOD.  ONCE HOOD WAS OPENED SAW FLAMES. VEHICLE  WAS TOTALLED.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*